Slipper



June 16, 1925.

1,542,236 M. GREEN BLATT sLIPPER Filed July 14 1924 ATTORNEY/5 Patented June 16, 1925.

- UNlTED STATES LP'ATENT .o-FFICE.

MAX GREENBLATT, F NEW YORK, N. Y;

SLIPPER.

Application illed July 14, 1924. Serial No. 725,792.

To all whom z't may'co'ncem.'

Be itknown that I, MAX GREENBLATT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Yorkcity, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Slippers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and `improved slipper.

One of the objects of my invention is to devise a new and improved slipper having an upper made of some soft fabric, which will so constructed so that the said fabric will remain in shape.

Another object of my invention is to devisea sli per of this type in which the soft upper wil be connected at the rear portion thereof below the top of the heel, to the lower part of said slipper so that the pressure o the foot of `the wearer cannot injure the upper. I

.Another object of my invention is to devise a slipper of this type having an upraised rear or heel ortion so as to provide a comfortable and urable construction.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the following description and drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof.

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view. F'ig.v 2 is a top view.

FFig. 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of 4 is a plan view of the bottom of.

the s oe.

The slip er is provided with a bottom sole 13 and) a 4top sole 11. A bottom heel portion 14 can be provided if desired, although this is not essential for my invention.

' I prefer to raise the rear or heel portion of the upper sole '11, by means of a wedgesha d insert 12.

' he rear of the shoe can be raised in any other suitable manner, but I prefer the construction above mentioned as it is simple and easy to manufacture.

The top sole 11 can extend substantially to the toe of the shoe as shown in Fig. 1 but it would not be departing from my invention if the top sole 11 were made shorter and did not extend to the toe of the shoe.

The'bottom sole 13 and the heel portion 14 are enclosed by a fabric-facing 15 clearly shown in Fig. v3 and the top sole 11 togetherwowith the insert 12, which may be is made of fabric or any other soft material,

has the usual front portion clearly shown in F'ig. 2. This upper 17 has the rear portion thereof turned under as shown at 17 and this portionv 17 is connected below the top sole member 11 and between the insert 12 and the bottom sole member 13. In front of the insert 12 the front portion 1010i. thev upper 17 is connected in the ordinary manner.

The rear of the upper 10 may be left open as shown in Fig. 2 and a piece of elastic 18 may be utilized for connecting the separated ends of the upper 17.

Heretofore, in slippers or shoes of this type the wearer has often stepped upon the side of the upper, because of the softness of the article so that the upper became distorted in a very short time.

According to my invention the rear portion of the upper is free from and spaced from the raised heel portion so that the wearer steps at all times upon this raised heel portion and cannot step upon or twist or injure the soft upper.

The elastic 18 aids to keep the upper in proper shape.

e various parts of the shoe or slipper are connected to each other in the ordinary and well known manner as by sewing and the like.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of rmy invention but it is clear that numerous ber stitched to said insert and to said upper sole, and an upper having the bottom thereof' .turned in intermediate said insert and the lower sole portion.

2. A slipper having an upper sole portion and a lower sole portion at the rear thereof, an insert located intermediate said sole portions at the rear thereof and adapted to upwardly incline the rear of said upper sole portion, a fabric facin adapted to cover the upper surface of sai upper sole ortion, the rear of said facin being turned 1n under said insert, another acing adapted to cover the bottom surface of said lower portion and having its ends turned in above the top of said bottom sole portion, and an upper having its ends inturned and located intermediate the inturned ends of said facmg.

3. A slipper having an upper sole portion extending to the rear thereof, a wedge shaped lower sole portion extending to the rear thereof, a Wedge shaped insert located at the rear of the slipper intermediate said sole portions, a fabric facing stitched to 1,542,5sse

said insert and said up er sole portion, said fabric facing covering t e top of said upper sole portion and havmg its ends turned inwardly under said insert, a second fabric facing covering the bottom of said lower soledportion and havin `its ends turned inwar y above the topt ereof, and an upper having the ends of the rear thereof turned inwardly and located between the inturned ends of said facings.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

MAX GREENBLATT. 

